Sheriff’s Office: Man sells drugs to undercover investigators

William Anthony Boyd

By By Alicia Banks

Published: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 09:41 PM.

A Kings Mountain man allegedly sold various drugs to narcotics investigators, landing him back in jail Friday, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. William Anthony Boyd, 54, faces a slew of charges including six counts of trafficking opium. Boyd listed address is 120 Jack Adams Road. Sheriff’s Office investigators purchased crack/cocaine and prescription pills from Boyd. The transactions happened six times, according to Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman. Boyd isn’t a stranger to the Sheriff’s Office. “He’s faced charges out of Cleveland County since the 1990s,” Norman said. “He’s a mid-level dealer, an individual who supplies to those that sell directly on the streets.” Three Sheriff’s Office investigators worked on Boyd’s case that spanned four months. Purchases between Boyd and the investigators occurred on the streets, at a home and in a vehicle, Norman said. Boyd also faces another drug trafficking charge out of Gaston County. He was out on bond for other charges — trafficking in opium, possession with intent to sell controlled substances and selling/delivering a Schedule IV controlled substance — before his arrest on Friday. “Hopefully, with these charges, he’ll be taken off the streets for some time,” Norman said. Norman said prescription pills have become the drug of choice. “We’re working with pharmacies and educating the public to slow the illegal use of prescription medication,” Norman said. Boyd was booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center Friday. His bond was set at $500,000 secured.

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A Kings Mountain man allegedly sold various drugs to narcotics investigators, landing him back in jail Friday, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office.
William Anthony Boyd, 54, faces a slew of charges including six counts of trafficking opium.
Boyd listed address is 120 Jack Adams Road.
Sheriff’s Office investigators purchased crack/cocaine and prescription pills from Boyd. The transactions happened six times, according to Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman.
Boyd isn’t a stranger to the Sheriff’s Office.
“He’s faced charges out of Cleveland County since the 1990s,” Norman said. “He’s a mid-level dealer, an individual who supplies to those that sell directly on the streets.”
Three Sheriff’s Office investigators worked on Boyd’s case that spanned four months. Purchases between Boyd and the investigators occurred on the streets, at a home and in a vehicle, Norman said.
Boyd also faces another drug trafficking charge out of Gaston County. He was out on bond for other charges — trafficking in opium, possession with intent to sell controlled substances and selling/delivering a Schedule IV controlled substance — before his arrest on Friday.
“Hopefully, with these charges, he’ll be taken off the streets for some time,” Norman said.
Norman said prescription pills have become the drug of choice.
“We’re working with pharmacies and educating the public to slow the illegal use of prescription medication,” Norman said.
Boyd was booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center Friday. His bond was set at $500,000 secured.